Keep pulling the thread on David Deptula.
The U.S. Air Force lacks the capacity and readiness to conduct complex operations like "Midnight Hammer" on consecutive days, weeks, or even months.
The new U.S. National Security Strategy elevates homeland defense and the Western Hemisphere to a core strategic theater and a top priority.
China is engaging in "strategic encroachment" in the Western Hemisphere by acquiring influence and access through investments in ports, telecommunications, space ground sites, and dual-use facilities.
The combat capability of the United States Air Force is approximately 40% of what it was in 1991.
The U.S. Air Force is not resourced sufficiently to sustain a major regional campaign involving lethal force for more than a few days or weeks.
The United States Air Force is currently the oldest, smallest, and flying the fewest hours in its history.
The United States achieved its critical national security objectives in Afghanistan by December 31, 2001, which included removing the Taliban, installing a friendly government, and destroying al-Qaeda training camps.
On any given day, over 700 U.S. Air Force aircraft are grounded due to a lack of spare parts.
The U.S. Air Force needs to double or triple B-21 production and double production for the F-15EX and EA-37B programs.
The U.S. Air Force's force structure crisis is projected to worsen over the next five years.
The U.S. Air Force is in a "divest more than we buy" spiral that is reducing its overall capacity.
In Operation Spiderweb, the Ukrainian military used quadcopters launched from trucks to attack Russian long-range aviation assets.